Fargate Speaker 5 Mar/April 2009 - In this Issue: The Economic Crisis for Dummies, Bus Fare Hikes, Identi-kit stores, Starbucks, Fargate poses the question..., Sport.

GASH THE SYSTEM - AF fundraiser on Thursday 19th March, 9pm-late. Venue: The Stockroom (next to the Leadmill), Sheffield. Heavy mix of Reggae, Dubstep, DnB & Mashup. Featuring: Hoonboy & Mighty Gash. Download flyer

NEW AND IMPROVED WEBSITE Yorkshire anarchists - Sheffield & Leeds.

PAST EVENTS:

• ANARCHY: WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING IN GREECE - Public meeting Tuesday 17th February at the SADACCA Centre, 48 The Wicker Sheffield, S3 8JB. Starts 7:00pm. The riots in Greece have been widely covered in the British media with journalists typically focusing on clashes with police and the violence on the streets. Come hear a Greek activist speak about what is really going on on the ground, how Greeks are struggling to create a fairer and more democratic society and how workers are demanding a world free from the chaos of economic crisis. Hosted by Sheffield Anarchist Federation.
• KICK EM' OFF CAMPUS. Founding meeting of a direct action affinity group that fight army recruitment and arms manufacturers on campus. Come hear about our ongoing campaign to kick army recruiters and arms manufacturers out of our uni. Plus a student speaker from a successful campaign that banned military recruitment from their university campus. Tuesday 30th September, The Dales (Sheffield Students Union), 6-7pm.
• READ REPORTS OF IWW PICKET AGAINST SHOWROOM CINEMA MANAGEMENT - for sacking bar worker Chris Lockwood.
• NEWCASTLE GREEN FESTIVAL 7th & 8th June 2008 - Sheffield AF present the Global Issues and Social Justice Area Workshops on the Saturday.
• HOPE YOU ENJOYED BENEFIT GIG AT CASBAH, EVENING OF SATURDAY 16th FEB 2008..
• Red and Black Fest. See Sheffield Indymedia for full report and photos.

Local bulletin by Sheffield anarchists

• The Fargate Speaker - Sheffield AF bulletin - Issue 5 - March/April 2009[PDF]. Articles include: The Economic Crisis for Dummies, Bus Fare Hikes, Identi-kit stores, Starbucks, Fargate poses the question..., Sport.
• The Fargate Speaker - Sheffield AF bulletin - Issue 4 - Jan/Feb 2009[PDF]. Articles include: The Struggle for Anonymity, Post Office Closures, Nick Clegg, Homelessness, Religious Nutters and Temping Agencies.
• The Fargate Speaker - Sheffield AF bulletin - Issue 3 - Autumn 2007[PDF]. Articles include: Flooding crisis, Corporate Sheffield, mini-Tescos plan defeated, CCTV nonsense & Letters.
• The Fargate Speaker - Sheffield AF bulletin - anti-Tesco special 2007[PDF].
• The Fargate Speaker - Sheffield AF bulletin - Issue 2 - Summer 2007[PDF]. Articles include: Council housing fiasco, Caborn's Corner TESCO threat, Fargate history, Pervert coppers, NHS hotel scandal, G8 press coverage. Read online The Fargate Speaker - Sheffield AF bulletin - Issue 2 - Summer 2007[HTML].
• The Fargate Speaker - Sheffield AF bulletin - Issue 1 - Summer 2007[PDF]. Articles include: The Truth About Immigration, Local Elections, BNP candidate caught wearing Nazi uniform.

Historical note: Sheffield anarchists unfurled their ‘No God, No Master’ banner for the first time at the Monolith at the top of Fargate on 1st May 1891.

Other stuff to download ...

• Anarcho-syndicalism leaflet [PDF] - in comic book stylee.
• Culture Jam comic book leaflet [PDF] - jamming.
• DIY Food Not Bombs leaflet [PDF] - what FNB is about and how to do it.
• Anarchism for drunk punks - a animated zine (large file 6MB)

Stickers There are 2 different sheets of stickers (8 on each). Email below if you would like some (we will welcome a small donation). You can also download the designs here: [Sheet 1] [Sheet 2].

Links

• Sheffield AF myspace page
• Sheffield Indymedia - local independent newswire - what's really going on in Sheff?
• AF North - our Anarchist Federation comrades across the Pennines
• Nottingham AF - our nearby comrades 'down south'

Contact us

email: sheffieldaf-north.org